Ok, first off. I know this is a long chapter, but I didn't want to split it up for two reasons: A) for the reason that it would be split at the worse possible cliff hanger, and B) it was part of my plot line; the rest of the story will flow better. Now, please note that this isn't the end. I still have a few chapters to write. So, as usual, enjoy!"

Chapter Seven

Hiccup stared at the landscape that was now coming to view. With dawn beginning to appear, he could see the outline of the castle that stood above the large village. No doubt they've already been spotted; it's kind of hard to not notice a fleet of ships anchored out a half mile away.

"Hiccup?" Astrid asked, walking up from behind him "You ready?"

Nodding, Hiccup replied with "I guess so." Turning to face Astrid, he saw that she had her racing war paint on. Smiling, he then said "You look like you're ready too."

"I am." Astrid replied, returning a smile of her own. "Got your war paint too?"

Hiccup rubbed his hand lightly on his cheek, as if double checking himself. The twin red stripes under his eyes were still there, even after the few hours of wear. "I thought it'd be a good idea."

"It is. But I think you should say a few words to the men and riders before we charge into battle." Astrid said kindly, gently pulling his hand "You know…to remind them of why we're here."

Nodding Hiccup let himself be pulled by Astrid, guiding him to where the rest of the academy was waiting; as well as a few of the men he put in charge of leading the ground attack.

Everyone who was on deck stopped talking as they saw their chief stand on top of a crate. They all knew what he was going to be doing.

"Well…this is it." Hiccup started to say out loud. He hated giving motivational speeches, mostly because he was never really good at them. "Matt's somewhere in that castle, and we're going to get him. We now know why Bruvos wanted him, and we also know that he's going to fight back to keep what he wants." Looking at the small crowd, he then said "I plan on making him wish he never wanted Matt. After today, I want him to beg us to leave with him."

A cheer roared from the crowd. They too had the same goal.

"Let's review the plan real quick." Hiccup began to say. Pointing to Alvin's ship that was anchored next to Eret's, Hiccup began to explain "We let Alvin's Whispering Deaths' take out most of their catapults. After which they'll begin to burrow underneath the village and cause some sink holes." Gesturing to the crowd, he then said "That's when we make our move by having our dragons attack around the castle. Our Gronckles' strike at the walls while our Nightmares focus on helping our ground forces. Those that ride Deadly Nadder's will help clear the docks and beaches for when we land our forces. Zippleback riders will focus on buildings and other catapults that they might have. This is just to clear the way for our forces to charge at the castle."

"With the Outcasts?" Someone shouted.

"They'll land with you and help attack until you all get to the castle gates. Then they're going to focus on securing the village and fighting the rest of the enemy there." Hiccup answered "Since there's less of them, they'll be doing that."

At that, the sun began to rise above the horizon, giving a brilliant orange glow all around the ships and slowly to the land ahead of them. Turning to face Bruvos' village, Hiccup then said "I'll take a small team of riders with me. We'll be focusing on saving Matt and getting him out of there. And if needed, dealing with Bruvos." Turning around to face the crowd again, he then finished saying "I don't know what will happen. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous. But this isn't about me, and it isn't about you. This is about Berk and what we do when one of our own is in trouble. I'm ready to show Bruvos exactly that. You take one of us, you get all of us."

The cheer grew into a roar, increasing in volume. Other ships that were anchored nearby also joined, caught by sudden change in atmosphere. They were going to win.

After the cheering finally died down, a horn was heard blowing in the distance. Turning towards the castle, Hiccup continued to hear the horn blow. Running to the side of the ship, Hiccup yelled "Alvin! It's time to begin! We'll be right behind you!"

Laughing, Alvin waved at Hiccup, acknowledging what he said. Running to Groundsplitter, Alvin quickly jumped on him and then launched into the air. Soon, dozens of Whispering Deaths' followed, roaring as the got closer to the village.

Hiccup himself jumped on Toothless, who also had red war paint on. Turning to Heather, who was busy climbing on Valkyrie, he then said "Stay close to me until we find that balcony. When we see your friend Lydia, guide Wasatch down to find Matt."

"Don't worry about me Hiccup" Heather replied "I know what to do."

Nodding, Hiccup turned to Astrid and the rest of the gang and said "Focus on protecting Heather and Wasatch. They're going to be Matt's ticket out."

Nodding, the group shouted "Got it!"

"We're ready to go Hiccup." Astrid said with a reassuring smile "We'll be fine."

Nodding, Hiccup then pulled out his helmet. Sliding it on, he then shouted "Alright bud, let's go get Matt!"

Lydia ushered Matt to follow her. "This way!"

"Isn't the great hall the other way?" Matt asked, jogging after Lydia.

"Yeah, but the battles in front of the castle. If we go around the back way, well run into less guards. Maybe we'll get lucky and not even run into one!" Lydia quickly replied, peering around a corner. Making sure it was clear, she then began to run down the hallway.

"Glad you know where you're going." Matt huffed, keeping up with Lydia "I'm already turned around."

"We never walked this part of the castle. No point really." Lydia replied, keeping her breath. Suddenly she stopped, causing Matt to run into her. Stumbling slightly, Lydia quickly grabbed Matt and pushed him behind a pillar. Hiding with him, she peeked around the corner.

"What is it?" Matt asked, leaning against the pillar.

"Shhh…" Lydia whispered, not taking her eyes off where she was looking.

Trying to listen for whatever Lydia heard, Matt then heard some footsteps running towards them.

"They've already landed their forces on the docks!" A voice shouted, sounding panicked.

"How!? Didn't we use our catapults!?" Another voice asked loudly.

"They're dragons took them down! It's up to the rest of the guard from keeping them from entering the castle!" The first voice replied.

Lydia crouched, hearing them come. Waiting for a seconds, she then swung her arm out and nailed one of the guards in the head with her left steel gauntlet.

Seeing his friend drop, the second guard just stared at Lydia in shock, unable to really react at what just happened. Instinctively, Lydia then swung her right hand and punched the guard in the face, forcing him to stumble backwards. In one smooth motion, Lydia picked up the fallen guard's shield and charged the one still recovering.

Seeing her run at him, he raised his shield and blocked Lydia's charge. Thrown off balance, Lydia's force caused the guard to stumble as well. As Lydia recovered, the guard kicked at her legs; causing her to fall hard on the ground.

Seeing the guard raising his shield above Lydia, Matt launched himself from his hiding spot and rammed his shoulder into the guard; sending him onto the ground. Matt then rolled over from where he lay to see Lydia bashing her shield into the head of the guard, finally rendering him useless.

"Thanks." Lydia huffed, catching her breath "He was little quicker than I was expecting."

"No problem. I mean, I didn't really want to carry you through the castle, wandering aimlessly until I either found your room or Bruvos." Matt said with a jest in his voice.

Extending her hand down to Matt, Lydia then said with a smile of her own "Just try to keep up with me then." Pulling Matt up onto his feet, she then kneeled down and grabbed one of the guard's swords. "Come on, just a little farther."

Matt quickly followed, running right behind Lydia. Turning left down a hallway, Matt could hear the sounds of dragons roaring. It gave him more of a sense of hope. One that he hasn't felt in a very long time. Taking a right, he began to recognize the hallway. They were close.

Lydia pointed to a doorway, slowing down at the same time. Stopping right before the opening, she peaked around the corner. Letting out a quiet gasp, she then turned to face Matt and said "Auger's in there with two other men!"

"I should have grabbed a sword." Matt whispered back, his face angry.

Shaking her head, she then said "Auger's really good. We'd have trouble dealing with him alone!"

Matt moved around her, peeking around the doorway. "No…" He whispered, seeing where Auger was. Sitting above the entrance to the balcony, was Auger and two guards; all holding nets. Looking back at Lydia, he then said "So what do we do?"

Sighing, Lydia leaned against the wall. Taking a deep breath, she then asked "Can you fight with a sword?"

Nodding, Matt said "Yeah. That's the only weapon I really know how to use."

Handing him her sword, she then said "I have an axe hanging next to my bed. I can use that."

"We're fighting?" Matt asked, gripping the sword. It was a lot heavier than his electric sword.

"What else are we going to do? We need to get Auger and his men away from the balcony so that you can get out of here!" Lydia answered, readying her shield.

"We. So we can get out of here." Matt corrected, resting his hand on her shoulder. Nodding, he then said "I'll protect you until you get your axe. Then we'll focus on fighting."

"Leave my brother to me." Lydia whispered, peeking through the doorway again. "I know how he fights."

"Don't hold your breath." Matt replied, glaring at Lydia "I'm itching to get some payback."

"Matt! Focus on getting out of here. Ok?" Lydia quickly retorted. Returning focus to the room, she then said "On three, we go. One. Two. Three!" She then sprinted towards her bed, where her axe hung on a wall mount. Matt was following closely to her, making sure she wouldn't have an issue.

"What the!?" Auger shouted, staring at the two in surprise. Hitting one of the guards he then pointed and yelled "Get them! I want them back in the dungeon! Break their legs if you have to!" Focusing on Matt, he then said "I'll stay here and make sure that no dragon gets in here!"

At that, the two guards dropped their nets and jumped from their perch. Landing roughly, one of them drew a mace while the other drew a sword.

"I got it Matt!" Lydia shouted, wielding her axe. Standing next to him, she then said "Can you counter with that thing?"

"Yeah. No problem." Matt replied, staring at the two guards slowly walking towards them.

"Good. You get the guy with the sword. I'll deal with the one holding that mace." Lydia growled, narrowing her eyes on the guard.

Nodding, Matt moved left, away from Lydia. Lydia then moved right, separating the two guards away from each other. Lydia raised her shield to block a generic strike from the guard's mace, to which she swung her axe around full force. The guard then back pedaled away, avoiding the strike.

Not slowing down, Lydia then swung her shield into the guard's chest, knocking him away. Stumbling from the blow, the guard instinctively thrusted his mace forward. Making contact with Lydia's chest plate, he caused her to recoil backwards, trying to regain her footing. The guard then rushed Lydia, with mace raised over his head. Seeing the rushing guard, Lydia forced her body into a side somersault. Dodging the strike, she swung the axe full swing at knee level. Not protected at that height, the guard's legs caught the axe and promptly fell over, yelling in pain. Feeling slightly sorry, Lydia stood up and raised her shield, bringing it down over the guards head and rendering him unconscious.

Matt just finished striking his guards sword away. With the heavier sword, he was a lot slower than when he used his personal one. Back pedaling away, Matt ignored a small sense of pain up his leg. Planting his good foot down, Matt launched himself forward, thrusting his sword out. The guard quickly swung his sword across, redirecting Matt's sword. Using his free hand, the guard grabbed Matt by his shirt. Seeing Lydia charge him, he then threw Matt into her, causing both of them to fall onto the ground.

"Eerrggh!" Lydia groaned loudly. Matt quickly rolled onto his feet and saw that Lydia dropped her axe and was gripping her shoulder. Matt's leg wasn't doing that well either. Staring at the guard, Matt saw something that made him both ecstatic and relieved. It was his dragon, Wasatch. Hovering just outside of the balcony, staring at something on the ground.

"Wasatch!" Matt shouted, backing away from the approaching guard. "Wasatch in here!" he screamed louder.

The Skrill quickly turned its head and roared when he saw Matt. Ignoring whatever he was staring at, the Skrill flew on to the balcony. Firing a lightning bolt, he hit the guard in the back. Seeing the guard fly past Matt, he began to walk inside.

"No Wasatch! Stop!" Matt shouted, running to his dragon. Too late. Auger dropped his net on the Skrill, which instantly began to rage.

"Where's the rider!?" Auger shouted, dropping down from his perch. Not knowing what a Skrill could do, he dropped right next to Wasatch; who instantly began to radiate lightning. Having a small bolt strike Auger, he quickly flew towards the door way of the room.

"Hold on buddy! I got you!" Matt shouted, picking up Lydia from off the ground. Staring at her shoulder, he asked "You ok? What happened?"

Grimacing in pain, Lydia forced a smile and said "I think I clipped it with your sword when you were thrown into me. I'm fine though." Turning to the angry dragon in her room, she then said "That's your dragon?"

"Yes, and we're getting out of here." Matt said, jogging to his dragon.

"You lied to us!" A voice shouted above Wasatch "I trusted you!"

Looking up, Matt saw the most beautiful sight he could have seen. It was Heather, riding Valkyrie down on the balcony. Landing her dragon, Heather jumped off of Valkyrie and charged Lydia. "You set us up!"

"Heather! Wait!" Matt said, intercepting Heather. Holding her tightly in his arms, he began to sob "It's not her fault! I'll explain everything later!" Feeling her relax, he then said "God I missed you…"

"Matt! What do you mean it wasn't her fault!?" She cried, angrily staring at Lydia "I was going to be captured if Wasatch didn't charge in here first!"

"Heather! It wasn't her fault!" Matt reaffirmed, holding her tighter "I promise I'll explain everything…right now…just…be still. Let me hold you for a second."

Realizing that she was in Matt's arms, Heather leaned her head down into his chest. Returning a tight hold of her own, she whispered "Matt…I can't believe it. I was so worried all these weeks of not knowing anything…"

"It's over…" Matt whispered back "It's finally over."

Lydia just stared at the two. She was happy for Matt, glad that he was with his significant other. Glad that it was over for Matt, she couldn't help but feel excited for the future. She was going to be able to see the world. Not only that, but she would see it in a way that few people ever had the chance to; on the wings of a dragon. Then a thought came into her head, one that made her break into a sweat instantly. "Where's Switch?" She shouted, realizing that she had no idea what her dad did with her dragon.

Matt instantly looked up at her, his face pale. "I have no idea! Where was he before you were captured?"

"You were captured?" Heather asked, looking at Lydia with surprise.

Ignoring Heather's question, Lydia then said "I left him here on the balcony! I don't know where my dad would have taken him!"

Matt let go of Heather, realizing that they still needed to get out of the castle. Running to his dragon, he gently placed his hand on Wasatch's head. "Easy buddy. I'll get you out real quick…" At that, he began to pull on the net that lay over his friend. Pulling it in the direction that Wasatch's spikes were pointed, the net slowly fell off of him. Roaring out of happiness, the dragon turned and rammed his head into Matt's chest, causing him to fall on his back. Shocking his trainer for a few times, the Skrill just looked down on Matt with a smile on his face.

"Hey bud! Good to see you too!" Matt grunted, rolling back up onto his feet. Seeing that his bindings were saddled on Wasatch, he began to climb onto his Skrill. "Lydia, ride with Heather. We'll go look for Switch."

"Not while I still breathe!" Auger shouted, standing up. Ignoring the loss of feeling in his body from the lightning bolt, Auger rushed and tackled Lydia. Drawing his sword that was still sheathed, he held it against her throat.

"Let her go Auger!" Matt shouted, jumping off of Wasatch. Heather lined herself up next to staring at Auger. Matt took a step towards him, who still held the sword at Lydia's throat. "Let her go. You owe her that much!"

"No!" Auger shouted "You turned her against us! You made her want to go with you!"

"After you tried to have me killed!" Lydia yelled, looking up at Auger with anger in her eyes "That's when I learned dad doesn't care about us!"

Eye's burning with anger, he hit Lydia's shoulder, causing her to shout in pain. "Shut up! You're coming with me right now!" Picking her up by her armor and standing her on her feet, he continued to hold his sword to her throat as he backed out of the room. "Follow us and she dies Matt. Don't do it!"

"You hurt her and I'll let Wasatch fry you from the inside out!" Matt shouted, staring at Lydia as she disappeared from their view.

Hearing Wasatch and Valkyrie growl, Heather then said "Come on Matt. We need to get out of here."

"We're not leaving Lydia!" Matt shouted, facing Heather "She's the reason why I got out in the first place!"

"I didn't say we're leaving the battle. I meant that we need to leave this room." Heather replied, her eyes burning with a fire "We'll get her back."

Nodding, Matt then grabbed her, pulled her close to him, and gave her a long kiss. Holding her for a few seconds, the battle outside grew quite. The two were finally together, and they were going to make it memorable. Finally, after what seemed like a few minutes, Matt let go of Heather and whispered "You have no idea how long I wanted to do that."

Smiling with tears in her eyes, Heather then said "I think I do know how long." Then lightly hitting him in the shoulder, added "You do need to work on your timing though. We're still in a battlefield. Not quite the most romantic place."

"Hey. You never know what might happen!" Matt said laughing, limping to Wasatch who was more than ready for him.

"Matt…where's your brace!?" Heather asked, staring at Matt.

"Used. We needed it to escape." He replied, standing on Wasatch. As if he was never gone, Matt strapped himself onto his bindings. Making they were secure, he then said "Ready?"

"What kind of question is that?" Heather asked, jumping on Valkyrie "I've been ready to get you out of here the moment you left."

Smiling, Matt had Wasatch turn. Staring out of the balcony, he then launched into the air.

The feeling was amazing! He was finally on his dragon and flying like it was the end of the world! Wasatch also seemed to be more energized, knowing he had his trainer and friend on him. Doing a quick barrel roll, Matt then carved left, surveying the battle below. The Berk warriors were trying to break down the gate that led into the castle courtyard. All the while, Bruvos' guards were busy holding the gate closed. Bruvos himself was standing at the entrance to the castle.

Staring at Bruvos, Matt heard his name called above him. Looking up, he couldn't help but smile as he saw Hiccup, Astrid, Fishlegs, Snotlout, the twins, and Eret all flying above him.

"Matt! You're free!" Hiccup shouted, lining Toothless up with Wasatch. "Come on, I'll escort you back to Eret's ship!"

"NO!" Matt shouted, surprising all that heard him. "A friend's in trouble! We can't leave without her!"

"Lydia?" Astrid asked, flying on the other side of Matt.

"Yes! I need to find her Changewing!" Matt shouted, scanning the courtyard.

"Don't worry about her dragon." Snotlout yelled "The twins and I will go find him; you worry about Lydia!"

Shocked that Snotlout was doing something other than trying to save a damsel in distress, Hiccup began to nod. "Ok, go do that then."

With that, Snotlout and the twins flew towards the village, scanning the ground.

"Now…we need to talk to Bruvos." Matt shouted, looking down at Bruvos. In turn, he was also staring up at the dragons, circling above him.

"Are you insane?" Heather shouted, staring at Matt in horror.

"It's the best chance we have to get Lydia." Matt said, looking back at Heather "Besides, we have our dragons this time."

"I'll go with you Matt." Hiccup shouted. Turning to Astrid he then said "Stay up here. If something happens, come bail us out."

Looking at Hiccup angrily, Astrid just nodded. Turning to Heather she then ordered "Get back on me Heather. We'll need Valkyrie in case things don't go according to plan!"

Hearing Astrid, Heather looked at Matt and said "You better be careful." At that, she reluctantly guided Valkyrie behind Astrid, gliding silently above the battle.

Hiccup then dove down, with Matt right behind. Falling straight into the courtyard, Wasatch pulled up barely above the ground; landing a few meters away from Bruvos. The guards in the courtyard quickly turned to face them, ready to charge.

"At ease men." Bruvos said flatly, unimpressed with the two dragon's landing. Taking a step forward, he then said "Well Matt. I guess this is what you wanted. You're free to go."

"You know why I came back here." Matt hissed, staring back at Bruvos.

"Ah yes…Auger told me what happened. Well, he more so showed me." Bruvos stated, shrugging his shoulders. Turning his head, he then motioned someone to step forward.

Out of the doorway, came Auger and Lydia; her arms tied behind her back. Looking at her dad angrily, she then turned to Matt and shouted "Get out of here Matt! You said yourself he'll manipulate you again!"

"Silence!" Bruvos shouted, his voice echoing in the courtyard. Walking up to Lydia, he quickly back handed her, causing Matt to jolt forward.

"Stop right there!" Bruvos shouted, drawing his sword and holding it to Lydia's chest "Another step and she dies."

Reluctantly, Matt took a step back, glaring at Bruvos.

Hiccup then stepped forward, pulling his helmet off. "Bruvos…it's over. We won the battle. We have hundreds of warriors beyond your gates and just as many dragons flying around your village. Give us the girl and we'll leave you."

"What's stopping you from coming back?" Bruvos said coldly, staring at Hiccup. Drawing his sword away from Lydia. At that moment, Auger had his sword out and pointed to Lydia as well.

"The same reason why I trusted you in the first place." Hiccup replied, his voice firm "My word."

"Hah!" Bruvos laughed, wiping his eyes as if he heard the funniest joke "We both know the value of that."

"No. You're mistaken." Hiccup replied "I know the value of giving someone my word. You don't."

Bruvos just glared at Hiccup. Thinking for a few seconds, he then said "No. You leave and I won't kill her. You don't leave, and well…you know what'll happen."

Hiccup looked at Matt, unsure of what to do. Narrowing his eyes, Matt looked at Auger, thinking about something. After a few moments, he then face Bruvos and said "No. She comes with us."

"Have it your way. I'll let you take her body!" Bruvos shouted. Turning to Auger he then ordered "Kill her Auger!"

Auger stared at Bruvos, and then to Lydia. Looking back at his dad, he then whispered "You're…you're serious!?"

"Of course I am! Kill her now!" Bruvos shouted, angry that Auger was questioning him.

"But dad! She's my sister!" Auger countered, lowering his sword.

"You were the one that came up with the idea to throw her in the pit!" Bruvos argued, squaring up to his son.

"That's because I knew Matt would save her!" Auger defended "If I even had the slightest doubt that he wouldn't jump in the pit, I'd never have even suggested it!"

"Are you disobeying me!?" Bruvos shouted.

Lydia then turned to Auger and said "I told you he doesn't care about us." Looking at her dad, she then shouted "You only cared about us when you had everything you wanted! You never once truly loved us!"

"You shut up woman!" Bruvos shouted, pointing his sword at Lydia.

"Or what!? You'll kill me like you were threatening?" Lydia shouted back defiantly.

Staring at his daughter, Bruvos then let a small smile grow on his face. Slowly turning to Hiccup and Matt, he whispered loud enough "No…I'll kill Matt and his brother!" Pointing his sword at them, he roared "Charge them boys! Leave nothing left of them!"

Matt and Hiccup were quickly circled by their dragons, each one defending their trainer. The rest of the guards then began to run at them, weapons raised.

"Any time Astrid!" Hiccup began to say, drawing his fire sword.

Just as the guards were about to rush on the two dragons, the ground suddenly gave away. As the men fell into the small chasm that appeared, two Whispering Death's flew out of the ground.

"You stupid dragon!" A voice called out.

Turning to where the voice came from, both Matt and Hiccup were surprised to see Alvin walk out of the tunnel that was created. Continuing his rant he shook his fist at GroundSplitter "You knew that tunnel was too low for me!"

"Alvin!?" Matt shouted, not believing what he was seeing. Turning to Hiccup he asked "He was helping!?"

Hiccup smiled and said "He said he wanted to repay you."

As the guards fled the two razor toothed dragons, the gates to the courtyard opened, allowing the Berk warriors to charge in.

Looking at Alvin, Matt's attention was interrupted when he heard Lydia scream. Spinning around, he saw that Bruvos and Auger were duking it out. Running to help him, he was cut off by a random guard that was still protecting Bruvos, forcing Matt and Hiccup to only be able to watch.

Auger countered one of Bruvo's strikes, allowing him to strike at his dad. Thrusting his sword forward, Auger didn't see Bruvos' other hand. Getting hit in the shoulder, Auger stumbled backwards. Seeing an opportunity, Bruvos swung his sword at his son. Jumping backwards to avoid the sword, Auger's leg was slashed as he fell onto his back. Bruvos then raised his sword to finish off Auger just as Lydia shoulder charged him. His balance thrown off, Bruvos grabbed Lydia by the neck and lifted her up.

Struggling to get free from her dad, Lydia tried to twist her arms out of her bonds. Gasping for breath, she then was able to choke out the words "Mom…would be…happy…wouldn't she?"

Bruvos didn't say anything, except only to raise his sword. Ready to end Lydia, he was suddenly jerked backwards. Thrown from the porch of the castle to the courtyard, Bruvos regained his sense of direction. Looking around, he saw a bright red dragon's face magically appear in front of him. Gasping, Bruvos instinctively reached up and began to scratch the chin. Nothing happened. Staring at the dragon in disbelief, he heard Matt shout "That won't work unless you calmed it. You know…what I did before Lydia scratched his chin. He's pretty pissed now, so that won't work."

Looking at the dragon in horror, he saw it open its mouth and shoot a green liquid at him.

Matt quickly looked away as the dragon shot acid onto Bruvos. Hearing the dragon rip into the rest of Bruvos, Matt quickly turned to see Auger helping Lydia up.

After untying Lydia, Auger then limped to the courtyard, shouting at his men "Stand down! For the love of the Gods, stand down!"

Hiccup also did the same, running to his men "Stop! That's enough! The battle's over!"

After both sides of the men stopped fighting, they all looked at the two leaders. Auger was grasping his leg, bleeding from the sword he took. Being supported by one of the guards, he turned to Hiccup and said "I'm sorry about my father. All this time I thought he was the good guy."

"I can't blame you for you taking Matt. That was all Bruvos." Hiccup said, squaring up to Auger "But I can blame you for helping your dad exhort, beat, and attempt to kill him."

"I understand." Auger said, resting against the guard that was helping him stand "I was just so sure that we were in the right, that I never considered you guys being the victims…"

"I forgive you." Matt said, walking up next to Hiccup "Your actions of saving Lydia show that you still cared about her. That, and when you begged me help her in the pit."

"Thank you for forgiving me, but I still feel that I need to repay you somehow." Auger said, looking down from Matt's gaze.

Before Matt could answer, Lydia walked up to the group. Holding her shoulder with her hand, she then said "Thank you Matt. Thanks for…well, not leaving me." Facing Hiccup, she then said "So you must be Hiccup."

"I am." Hiccup replied, smiling at her "You must be Lydia. The one that helped Matt while he was here."

"That's me." Lydia said with a smile. Looking back at Matt, she then added "But I feel it was him that helped me the most."

"Listen" Auger cut in, looking at both Matt and Hiccup "There has to be away for me to repay you. Anything."

"Your call." Hiccup said, looking at Matt.

"Well…there is one thing you can do." Matt said, walking up to Auger "You let Lydia come with us."

"What!?" Lydia said in shock "But…my dad's dead! I'm safe here."

"It'll be her own choice of course." Matt quickly added, looking at Lydia "But she deserves to see the world that was denied to her. If she wants to come with us, then she can. That is my request."

Auger looked at his sister and said "I leave that choice with you."

Shocked that her brother was letting her go, Lydia looked at Matt just in time to see a cherry red dragon appear in front of her. Taking a step back from the surprise, Lydia then lunged forward and grabbed Switch's head. Holding him in a hug, she shouted "Yes! Yes I want to go!"